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Olyphant fans should definitely give The Grinder a try. He's not the central character but he's a recurring cast member and definitely makes his mark. And Rob Lowe has evolved into a truly funny comedic performer. Thumbs up for Fred Savage, too.
 
I started watching Longmire last night, watched the pilot episode.

I've read the first 5 books in the series, and that has ruined the TV show for me, based on watching that first episode.

The characters on the TV show are totally mis-cast, if you ask me.

Walt Longmire, in the books, was an offensive lineman for USC, before he went to Vietnam. So he should be a big guy. The guy in the TV show does a good job acting-wise, but is too skinny/small.

His best friend, Henry Standing Bear, played football for Cal, and was U.S. special forces, bigger, and more muscular than Walt Longmire. Yet in the TV series he's played by skinny Lou Diamond Phillips o_O

Walt's deputy, Vic Moretti, in the books is a rave-haired Italian-American beauty ex-cop from Philly. Think Marisa Tomei from 'My Cousin Vinny', but less girly. In the TV show, Katie Sackhoff plays Vic, and she's certainly pretty enough and for the cop part can be tough. But she still has her hair dyed blonde like in Battle Star Galactica, she should go back to her natural hair color. And she doesn't even try to do the Philly accent, even though in the show she is still an ex-cop from Philly.

The daughter, too, in the books is just supposed to be this young (late 20's) bubbly stunning beauty who works at a law firm in Philly. The gal in the show is certainly cute, but a bit too old and not the gorgeous knockout the character is supposed to be.

I guess reading the books first was a bad idea :embarrassed:
 
I just found out all Fox network series are leaving NetFlix on April 1. If you haven't watched Better Off Ted and Raising Hope yet, get to binge watching!
 
Watched 'The Arrival' last night. Charlie Sheen stars as an astrophysicist who stumbles across an secret alien invasion of Earth. In Mexico! It's pretty terrible until you start watching through the prism of a coked-up Charlie Sheen hallucination about that trip he took to Mexico in the 90's and stumbled across an alien invasion of Earth. Then it's unintentionally amazing :grin:
 
Anybody start watching Iron Fist? I've heard mixed reviews and that it's easily the worst of the Netflix/Marvel world.
 
Jbird said:
I started watching Longmire last night, watched the pilot episode.

I've read the first 5 books in the series, and that has ruined the TV show for me, based on watching that first episode.

The characters on the TV show are totally mis-cast, if you ask me.

Walt Longmire, in the books, was an offensive lineman for USC, before he went to Vietnam. So he should be a big guy. The guy in the TV show does a good job acting-wise, but is too skinny/small.

His best friend, Henry Standing Bear, played football for Cal, and was U.S. special forces, bigger, and more muscular than Walt Longmire. Yet in the TV series he's played by skinny Lou Diamond Phillips o_O

Walt's deputy, Vic Moretti, in the books is a rave-haired Italian-American beauty ex-cop from Philly. Think Marisa Tomei from 'My Cousin Vinny', but less girly. In the TV show, Katie Sackhoff plays Vic, and she's certainly pretty enough and for the cop part can be tough. But she still has her hair dyed blonde like in Battle Star Galactica, she should go back to her natural hair color. And she doesn't even try to do the Philly accent, even though in the show she is still an ex-cop from Philly.

The daughter, too, in the books is just supposed to be this young (late 20's) bubbly stunning beauty who works at a law firm in Philly. The gal in the show is certainly cute, but a bit too old and not the gorgeous knockout the character is supposed to be.

I guess reading the books first was a bad idea :embarrassed:
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Yeah, I didn't read the books before I watched the series, though I'd like to at some point. I'm sure you got a picture in your head of what these people are supposed to look like. I would like to point out that most 60-something year old guys who played football in their teens don't often keep their physique 40 years down the road. Muscle mass disappears unless you're working at keeping it every day. IIRC, Lou Diamond Philips used to be pretty buff. I tried to find a pic of Katee Sackhoff with dark hair. Tough assignment. This was the closest I could find.

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Started watching "Friends from College". I have to say, I'm quite taken with it. Keegan-Michael Key is very funny, and makes his character more likable than it should be.

Although, every time I see Fred Savage in the show I think "No, no, no. He grew up to marry Wendy!"
 
GomezAddams said:
Started watching "Friends from College". I have to say, I'm quite taken with it. Keegan-Michael Key is very funny, and makes his character more likable than it should be.

Although, every time I see Fred Savage in the show I think "No, no, no. He grew up to marry Wendy!"
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Got through that with my wife a couple of weeks ago...hoping for a second season.

Similarly, from a hope for renewal perspective, I just watched Ozark...great show.
 
Also just watched Ari Shaffir's two netflix specials. Two 45 minute routines, one about childhood that other about adulthood. I enjoyed them quite a bit.

Got through most of the special Sherlock Holmes (the one that takes place in the 1890s) and will be starting the latest season.
 
Dogsinotpalc said:
Similarly, from a hope for renewal perspective, I just watched Ozark...great show.
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It's not Breaking Bad but it aims in the same general direction and frequently succeeds. It scratches the same itch.

Bateman occasionally gives me the vibe that he's just playing a dramatic version of Michael Bluth, but that's not necessarily a criticism. I think maybe he's one of those guys who just always plays a version of himself (see also: Al Pacino). I always enjoy him though, and I enjoyed the series enough to stick with it. I'm looking forward to season 2.
 
dmn23 said:
It's not Breaking Bad but it aims in the same general direction and frequently succeeds. It scratches the same itch.

Bateman occasionally gives me the vibe that he's just playing a dramatic version of Michael Bluth, but that's not necessarily a criticism. I think maybe he's one of those guys who just always plays a version of himself (see also: Al Pacino). I always enjoy him though, and I enjoyed the series enough to stick with it. I'm looking forward to season 2.
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I've wondered if Bateman has any range or if he's just playing himself and getting roles that fit that. More likely, as Hollywood works, they've type cast him as Bluth and try to get him when they want a Bluth-like character.

I can't bring myself to watch BB, which much like Wired I've heard too much about, despite trying not to, to go in fresh. Big plot points have been blown by headlines in news feeds and the like.
 
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